25 facts about myself

1. I have to have the T.V volume at any interval of 5
2. I have a sweettooth
3. I am a Philadelphia Eagles fan
4. I have a messy room
5. I like to cook
6. I have a niece that's 21 months and a nephew that's 17 months
7. I have flew on a plane by myself ( unaccompanied minor)
8. I have to older half-brothers over the age of 30
9. I went a cruise to Alaska without my parents
10. I have an autographed Lebron James jersey in my basement
11. I was in the National Junior Honor Society in Middle school
12. I lived in the same house all my life
13. I watched baby sea turtles hatch on the beach when I was in St. Thomas
14. I have had the same ipod for almost 4 years
15. I'm going to Turks and Caicos this summer for vacation
16. I love snakes
17. I love all music except for country
18. I have the cutest dog in the world named Mojo
19. I'm full of useless facts
20. My moms birthday is today May, 21st  which is supposedly judgment day
21. One day we had a green squirrel in out backyard
22. I love to collect hats
23. I had my picture taken with Hiloti Gnata and an autograph
24. I had the opportunity to make cakes with Duff
25. This summer I will playing golf with Todd Heap, Joe Flacco, Dennis Pitta, and Ed Dickson
26. I've never gotten stunk by a bee before

Our trip to the Folger Museum

I did not know what yo expect when we went on our trip to the Folger Museum in Washington D.C, but I do have some things to say. We started off the trip watching a play type performance which started off just fine. I really liked the Asian guy; he was really funny. After awhile it drug-out and I became bored. The middle schooler's were obnoxious and they people on stage were a bit repetitive. Though I did learn a thing or two to help me understand Shakespeare better. Like the clues he has in the words, or read ahead to find out what hes talking about. Talk out loud and find action clues to help describe the words becuase Shakespeare wrote plays not books. After that we went to lunch which was fun. Socializing with friends having a wide variety of food to eat. The ride there and back was not long and I listened to my ipod most of the time.

Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus

• Julius Caesar was smart and strong military generel and leader.
• Knew what the people wanted to hear and would put himself out there. (one of my favorite sayings is, you got to risk it to get the biscuit)

• Made friends with powerful, rich and upper class people.

• Had good intentions to do good things for Rome and the people.

• Loved the city of Rome so much and he was a perfect fit for the leader of Rome. 
• Wanted more and more power. He got greedy
• Decided to go to the capital becuase he was promised the crown instead of staying home like his wife told him
• Became a little cocky. thought everyone liked him and nothing bad will happen

• Marcus Brutus wanted to help Rome and he did not want a dictator like Julius Caesar ruling it.
• Brutus was very social and had many friends, like Julius Caesar, bot rich and powerful, all of which he had good relationships with. 
• Brutus was not afraid to stand up or speak out for the good of Rome and it's citizens if something was wrong or needed to be done. 
• Brutus was willing to work hard to make his way up to being leader because he wanted to make new changes for the better of Rome.

• Brutus was a nobleman who was respected and was always thinking about others instead of himself, a very heroic trait.
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• Didn't think of the possible outcomes of his plan.
• Valued Rome more than his friendships
•  Devotion to the conspiracy caused him to lose his wife
• Blind to other peoples motives.

Imagery for Their Eyes Were Watching God

1. “She had come back from the sodden and the bloated; the sudden dead, their eyes flung wide open in judgment.” Description of a person who died and did not see it coming and left the world judging people and events. Page 1.

2. " She knew the word was stallion rolling on the blue pasture of ether.  Page 25

3. " They sat on the boarding house porch and saw the sun plunge into same crack in the earth from which the night emerged. page 33

4. “The great rope of black hair swinging to her waist and unraveling in the wind like a plume,”. Page 2

5. “They sat on the boarding house porch and saw the sun plunge into the same crack in the earth from which the night emerged.” This is symbolizing the start of a new day, and Janie has a new start for happiness. Page 33

6. “Mind- pictures brought feelings, and feelings dragged out dramas from the hollows of her heart.” Nanny is trying to raise Janie while remembering the past things from her life, and trying to do better this time. Page 16

7.“She had glossy leave and bursting buds and she wanted to struggle with life but it seemed to elude her.” This compares Janie to the blooming pear tree and how it is blooming as she is growing up and becoming a woman. Page 11

8. "Janie saw her life a great tree in leaf with the things suffered things enjoyed, things done and undone.

Dawn and doom was in the branches."  Page 8 

9. “time makes everything old so the kissing, young darkness became a montropolous old thing while Janie talked.” Time loomed on as Janie told her story to Phoeby. Page 7

10. “The new moon had been up and down three times before she got worried in mind.” Page 22. Three months had passed. 

Their Eyes Were Watching God opinion

In my opinion, Their Eyes Were Watching God was a well written and unique novel. Zora Neale Huston was worded her story very well and incorporated Imagery and Symbolism into hear book that added taste to the book. As there were some rough spots in Janie's life, especially when it came to men, i found it in no way offensive to the African-American race and I have no idea why all the African-Americans took it as such an insult and basically shunned Zora from their community and let her die in poverty. Zora is a great writer who knows how to use words to paint beautiful pictures in the readers minds.

Their Eyes Were Watching God symbolism

Trees/roots- symbolize Janie roots as a person, having both black and white genes in her.
Pear tree- symbolizes womanhood and Jeanie coming of age. It also represents fertility and growth.
Mule- the work that black woman had to do and how they were treated with no equality
Janie's Straight Hair- represents her bi-racial roots that other black woman don't have straight hair and other men pay more attention to Janie. Later Janie's hair represents her freedom as a woman.
Janie's Head rag-symbolizes the control that Joe had over Janie and it hid Janie's best feature. Joe did not like other men touching Janie's hair and flirting with her.
A Dog- symbolizes how to not treat a woman. tea cake tells Janie that woman should not be treated like dogs and deserve respect just like any other human being.
The lamp post- represents light and hope for the new town of Eatonville
Horizon- symbolizes new dreams/ new beginnings; looking out to a better future.
The gate- symbolizes a opening to new opportunities
The General store- its a big accomplishment for Eatonville and it is also the town meeting spot. represents the town moving forward.
Joe and Janie's house- marks their wealth and power as mayor and mayor's wife.
Checkers- marks being of some status. While Janie was still married to Joe, Janie was always asked to get the board and attend to the store, never asked to play. tea cake on the other hand asked Janie to play and she felt like she wasn't of some lower class.
Joe's Guitar- represents his laid back side and the muck would always gather around Janie and tea cake's house to hear him play music.
overalls-  symbolizes the working class, usually farmers or people that don't have that much money to spare on luxury's.
Sea- symbolizes love, and how love always changing live the waves.

Zora Neale Hurston Controversy

Zora Neale Hurston received a lot of criticism after she published her book Their Eyes Were Watching God especially from other black authors such as Richard Wright. Wright thought and claimed that black writers should support black society and try to get political support as well. Wright also claimed that they should show  the characters they right about as a higher class. However, Hurston and other writers of the Harlem Renaissance did not agree with Wright and instead wrote books of black community and individualism. Hurston was also criticized for not addressing racial issues.
I think that Zora Neale Hurston didn't deserve any criticism that she received. She didn't deserve it becuase she wasn't being racist or suggesting that all black men are abusive to their wives or lazy. " Their Eyes Were Watching God" were based on her own personal experiences. Plus back then being a man still had benifits in which you were of higher class and the boss in the relationship. Back then, all men, white or black, hit their wives becuase they could and it showed power and control. This was common and i find it in no way shocking or offensive to point in ant racial direction.


Epstein, Marcus. "Black Libertarian: The Story of Zora Neale Hurston." LewRockwell.com. Web. 17 Apr. 2011. http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/epstein2.html.